Code::Blocks is a free, open-source cross-platform IDE that supports multiple compilers including GCC, Clang and Visual C++. It is developed in C++ using wxWidgets as the GUI toolkit. Using a plugin architecture, its capabilities and features are defined by the provided plugins. Currently, Code::Blocks is oriented towards C, C++, and Fortran. It has a custom build system and optional Make support.

Code::Blocks is being developed for Windows and Linux (the latest macOS version is 13.12 released on 2013/12/26) and has been ported to FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Solaris. 

It has been built around a plugin framework, therefore Code::Blocks can be extended with plugins. Support for any kind of functionality can be added by installing/coding a plugin.

Key features include:

•  Written in C++. No interpreted languages or proprietary libs needed.
• Full plugin support.
• Multiple compiler support: GCC (MingW / GNU GCC), MSVC++, clang, Digital Mars, Borland C++ 5.5, and Open Watcom etc.
• Support for parallel builds.
• Imports Dev-C++ projects.
• Debugger with full breakpoints support.
• Cross-platform.

Code::Blocks' interface is both customizable and extensible with Syntax highlighting, a tabbed interface, Class Browser, a to-do list manager with different users, and many more features that are provided through plugins.

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